History of Famous Jewels and Collections: Re: A Greek royal jewel (Princess Alice of Battenberg)

Thanks Thomas, a good topic. I recall doing something on the jewels or tiaras of this particular princess sometime ago and probed as to if HM QE2 had received any of the jewels we have not seen such as the ones Thomas has now provided in the pictures.

Regards,

Dave.

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While browsing through Greek photographic archives, I discovered a little gem: a very patriotic copy of the photo showing Princess Andrew of Greece, née Alice of Battenberg and mother of the Duke of Edinburgh, wearing her wedding necklace as a tiara:

The only other (known) sighting of this jewel was at her wedding, when she wore it as a necklace:

Ella Kay of The Court Jeweller suggests that it was a wedding gift, which does seem likely.

Does anyone know more about it?

Perhaps it was actually the tiara broken up to make The Queen's Wedding bracelet?

http://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2015/10/jewel-history-now-married-three-times.html

As a matter of fact another similar postcard shows Alice (with two of her daughters) wearing an intriguing head-jewel, which I don't think we have discussed before: